The American Chestnut Story and Elliston Park Chestnut Tree Survey - 27 East

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The American Chestnut Story and Elliston Park Chestnut Tree Survey

Description:

Join Environmental Educator Rockfish Rob and Horticulturist April Gonzalez for nature walk & tree tour in Emma Elliston Memorial Park. The tree identification and talk will focus on the American Chestnut, its importance, its decimation by a fungal blight and the latest on the restoration and the cultivation of blight resistant varieties. Participants will get to take with them a chestnut seed to watch germinate at home!

Walk Leaders: April Gonzalez and Rob “Rockfish” Gelling, SOFO Environmental Educator

This FREE program is for adults, teens, and children ages 10+. Advanced reservations are required for all events.

When:

Sat, Apr 5, 2025 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Where:

  • South Fork Natural History Museum (SOFO)
  • 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton, NY, USA

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